Post your screenshot of your desktop here!

Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/06/0210:50 PM

I'll start it off by posting mine...picture is courtesy of my esteemed friend Waleed! This doesn't do the actual picture justice and if you want your own copy, let me or Waleed know. (Though, I could probably get it to you a bit faster )<br>This is a little blurry do to saving it for web and making it smaller...<br><br><br><br><br>[color:blue]This poster is too lame to come up with his own sig...so he stole another one</font color=blue><br><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/07/0212:05 AM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/07/0203:33 AM

Thanks Trog.. Yes, I took this shot at dawn today (Kuwait local time - GMT+3). Today is our last day vacationing in Kuwait and we'll head back to Riyadh tomorrow morning.<br><br>The picture is for a mall with a marina called "Soog Sharg".<br><br>

Posted by: Anonymous

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/07/0205:46 AM

Here's mine. What did you expect? <br><br>BTW, the theme is Quicksilver R, a remake of Iridium Quicksilver that works with Jaguar. Find it here:<br><br> http://www.resexcellence.com/themes<br><br>I like it. Trashed BBX Mercury X theme, got tired of it very quickly. Brushed theme and this theme is all I have right now, plus of course Aqua, which I never use. <br><br>Oh yeah, that is just a high res desktop pic I found at http://www.dieselstation.com, not my Boxster. Mine is Arctic Silver. Some nice shots there BTW of the new (when is it coming I wonder?) Mazda RX 8, sample below. That looks REALLY nice! <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by mikeb_X on 12/07/02 09:11 AM (server time).</EM></FONT></P>

Posted by: Anonymous

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/07/0205:49 AM

Nice shot Waleed. Your camera just blows me away, it takes such excellent shots, plus of course, you are very skilled at composition.<br><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/07/0206:00 AM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/07/0206:18 AM

Here's mine, scaled down:<br><br><br>

Posted by: Anonymous

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/07/0206:22 AM

Another great shot by Waleed! Wow, I really love that one. If only you had cable so we could downloadsome of your pictures. The lighting is fabulous on that shot. Obviously someone who knows the best light is around dawn or dusk. Very nice! I am guessing you took that shot in the morning today?<br><br><P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by mikeb_X on 12/07/02 09:24 AM (server time).</EM></FONT></P>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/07/0206:36 AM

Thanks.. Yes, took the shot around 5:45AM today with a long exposure.. The Nikon Coolpix 5700 makes me sometimes cry on the shots I've wasted using my other cameras.. Not to mention having all the power of Nikon on digital media makes you examine and alter the composition on the spot.. I keep around 20% of the shots I take.. I'm really happy with it.<br><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/07/0206:52 AM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/07/0206:56 AM

Intellectual rights are not yet respected where I come from. Once a CD is published, it will be pirated instantly; I'm enjoying my hobby now. I might one day venture into freelance photography, but the license is extremely difficult and it's putting me off.<br><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/07/0207:26 AM

WOW my friend, that is a super shot! You have such a creative eye and talent. Please share more. I enjoy just logging in to see what you will use as your sig and or icon!<br><br>"The day people stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them." Colin Powell

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/07/0208:44 AM

Here's mine. Of course, I took the shot at dawn, just as Waleed does <br><br><br><br>Great wits are sure to madness near allied.--John Dryden, "Absalom and Achitophel"

Posted by: Anonymous

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/07/0209:06 AM

Nice shot, you get up early too then I see.<br><br>The new "seasonal" sig is a shot of the Christmas Market in Munich in front of the City Hall building with the domes of the Frauenkirche Cathedral in the far distance. Can't wait to see it myself in TWO weeks. <br><br>EDIT: Oops, wrong sig. Let's see if that fixed it.<br><br><P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by mikeb_X on 12/07/02 12:10 PM (server time).</EM></FONT></P>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/07/0209:15 AM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/07/0209:32 AM

I went into orbit sometime around 1966 and have never really re-entered. I used to be called Major Tom, but . . .<br><br>Great wits are sure to madness near allied.--John Dryden, "Absalom and Achitophel"

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/07/0210:03 AM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/07/0211:40 AM

International export has no restrictions and no taxes.. But the major issue here is photography; it requires a lot of approvals from many government entities. Thatís why I still have not taken any pictures of Riyadh (other than that tower), I almost had my camera confiscated once and Iíve been very discrete since then.<br><br>Itís very sad... BRB.. I'll go cry now... Booo hooo..<br><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/07/0205:50 PM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/07/0206:38 PM

well, after Waleed posts his desktop photo the competition for the nicest desktop is long gone.<br><br>this was taken at sunset as i was squeezing every bit of light out of the day to teach my little daughter the finer points of fishing in northern minnesota.<br><br><br><br>[color:blue] -sean</font color=blue>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/07/0207:00 PM

That's such a cool shot of you and your daughter...who baited the hook? Looks like you docked your dock.<br><br>"The day people stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them." Colin Powell

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/07/0207:02 PM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/07/0208:00 PM

heh...the first fish we caught, she was holding the pole and she reeled it in and immediately reached out and held the fish. that's when i thought about having her stick the leeches on the hook (i don't particularly like that sort of thing, and she couldn't care less). <br><br>[color:blue] -sean</font color=blue>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/07/0209:00 PM

That is one heck of a young lady you have there...<br><br>"The day people stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them." Colin Powell

Posted by: Anonymous

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/08/0201:00 AM

You should try and adjust that image with Photoshop, Sean. It is a cute shot, but it needs fixing.<br><br>I'd try the Auto Levels first, I bet it would help it a lot. I just did that for a forum member at one of the Boxster forums I visit. His photo was all washed out, Auto Levels did wonders for it. You have Photoshop I hope, or at least Photoshop Elements? Graphic Converter could help too if you don't have either of the above.<br><br>

Posted by: Anonymous

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/08/0205:48 AM

Here's another desktop shot, this time with our Boxster down at the harbor on the first day we had the car.<br><br><br><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/08/0205:54 AM

i did play with it in photoshop. it was originally crystal clear and the waves were annoying as they reflected the sun too brightly. the sun was also way too bright and i had to select it and turn down the brightness -- i like dark and dull for the desktop -- less distracting for me. i spent a lot of time on it. it does look much better on my 22" screen the the 30% jpg image i saved for the web.<br><br>cheers!<br><br>[color:blue] -sean</font color=blue>

Posted by: Anonymous

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/08/0205:57 AM

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>i spent a lot of time on it. it does look much better on my 22" screen the the 30% jpg image i saved for the web.<br><p><hr></blockquote><p>Boy I sure hope so, that image would be unusable for me if it looked anything like it does here. <br><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/08/0208:06 AM

for the record, we probably have very different tastes. i like to have a good contrast between the background and the items on my desktop. the second photo you posted has too much light and dark areas all mingled together, which would confuse me as items on my desktop grew more numerous. i clean my desktop once a month and tend to have up to 4 - 5 columns of items towards the end of the month. i couldn't stand to try and read the item names in white when they overlap onto a white background. that's why i prefer a darker background. the 8" x 12" i ordered of my photo look vibrant and full of life, but would be a horrible desktop image for me.<br><br>[color:blue] -sean</font color=blue>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/08/0210:24 AM

Here is my favorite holiday desktop from last year, but this year I actually have OSX. Lori, how do you do the tabbed folders at the top of yours? I can't find a preference setting anywhere. Is it a special program?<br><br><br><br><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/08/0210:42 AM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/08/0210:45 AM

I have to get that desk top...oh please oh please tell me where I can find it, and no I'am not begging, but if I must........<br><br>"The day people stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them." Colin Powell

Posted by: Anonymous

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/08/0210:57 AM

Whatever works for you Sean. For me it has to be a high quality desktop picture. I also don't like clutter on the desktop, so I put everthing into folders. I couldn't imagine 4-5 columns of files on the desktop. To each his own I guess. <br><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/08/0210:59 AM

Beg and I'll sic the Jag girl on you. Oh wait you would like that.<br>Here is the link.(which is also on the MacMinute homepage but not for this pic)<br>http://www.macdesktops.com/<br>Scroll down to Holidays. Enjoy!<br><br><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/08/0211:56 AM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/08/0212:19 PM

Hehe... I sold my older Sony DSC-P1 camera and boooooooooohooooooooed for a couple of months before I bought mine <br><br>May I recommend the new Canon S45 instead, it's a 4MP camera with lots of bells and whistles. It has a feature called ďstitchingĒ and itís used for panoramic pictures. You set the camera on a tripod, take snapshot, then your turn the camera right/left/up/down and stitch another shot to it.. I think you can stitch 4 shots into one.. Just think of the fun you can have.. You can take a picture of your entire room panning 360 degrees <br><br>If itís still expensive and a 3MP camera is ok with you, then go for the Canon S30. It has the same features but with lower resolution.. They are both great cameras.<br><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/08/0212:29 PM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/08/0212:50 PM

I have the Canon PowerShot S30 you mention there, Waleed and I love it! Still a lot more to learn about it.<br><br>Personally, the 3MegaPixel is probably good enough for most folks.<br><br><br><br>[color:blue]This poster is too lame to come up with his own sig...so he stole another one</font color=blue><br><br>

Posted by: Anonymous

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/08/0202:49 PM

Must have that shot of the dunes Waleed! Can you eMail it to me please? 1024X768 if you could. I appreciate the other ones you sent me, they are great. <br><br>bliemel@mac.com<br><br>TIA<br><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/09/0202:01 AM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/09/0202:12 AM

LOL.. iDunes Yeah, of all the people in the world and those pros, let's get some armature shots from a bozo in Arabia <br><br>But that's a good idea Steve.. Theme photography to start on building a marketable collection.. Thanks <br><br><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/09/0202:40 AM

Doh! I have that pic already..it's on my desktop now! Great shot....you should show your stuff around.<br><br><br>[color:red]Don't make me open this on you!</font color=red><br>

Posted by: Anonymous

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/09/0204:16 AM

Oh yeah, I knew I saw those dunes before. In that case no, I don't want it. So, you must go and take a new iDunes picture for us all with better composition! Which reminds me I have to get out to the desert here sometime and shot some dunes, we have some pretty big ones in the desert east of San Diego. Of course, it ain't Saudi Arabia.<br><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/09/0205:54 PM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/09/0206:37 PM

On mine I see the away messages..like yours was Smoking Ganja or something like that (now it's blank, but you are still in the away mode..)<br><br><br>[color:red]Don't make me open this on you!</font color=red><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/09/0206:54 PM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/09/0206:57 PM

What the hell for??? They aren't there, so does it really matter why?<br><br>Honestly, iChat was meant to be an "intro" to Chat from Apple... anyone needing all the bells & whistles would be wise to not wait for Apple to put them in iChat, cause it aint gonna happen for a long time. Get FIRE or AIM for that stuff.<br><br><br>Visit me here!

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/09/0207:04 PM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/09/0207:17 PM

Seems BSH doesn't update very often, so I took one of his old Christmas ones and resized it with my own background. The eSanta app I downloaded to test... I'm going to take it over my parents house so my nephew can send Santa an e-mail and get his response! <br><br><br>Visit me here!

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/09/0207:58 PM

No he doesn't. Your modification looks great. I saw that eSanta for download on Macupdate I think. I was hoping you had it for your nephew. We just printed our annual "Letters to Santa" tab and every year there are some good ones.<br><br><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/10/0203:04 AM

I find iChat to be a lot better than Fire or AIM itself. Ease of use (drag and drop files) and all that makes it the best one out there. And I have used AIM for a long time. There isn't anything (other than that little idle bug) that the others do that iChat doesn't. Heck, I don't think Fire.app supports file-transfer. And I know AIM doesn't have voice on OSX. (not saying iChat does either, just wondering why you would say that those are better)<br><br><br>[color:red]Don't make me open this on you!</font color=red><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/10/0206:27 AM

Are you serious??? AIM has voice, video, file-transfer, multiple away messages, stock ticker, news ticker, e-mail check and a host of other features...<br><br>While I think AIM has more to offer, that doesn't mean I like it. I never liked those "combo" apps that do more than one thing... I have an e-mail program, I have a web browser for news & stocks, so I don't need all that crap. Voice & Video would be nice in iChat, but it's probably a novelty I would grow tired of quickly.<br><br><br>Visit me here!

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/10/0212:21 PM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/10/0201:12 PM

MacGizmo, are you saying that the newest AIM for OSX supports voice and video?? Since when?? I know the OS9 version had voice, but no video. <br><br><br>[color:red]Don't make me open this on you!</font color=red><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/11/0206:19 AM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/11/0210:53 AM

ah dude this sux. so, all this time i have been telling my students that i am not here, they could know that i am using my computer if the away message is displayed? the only time i am *really* away is when it says idle? i've probably been caught in about 3,568 lies and i am just now realizing it. stupid design even for a 1.0 version.<br><br>away should mean away. idle should only work when you are available. this seems like very basic functionality. <br><br>i might as well change my away message to, "i am really here and want to see if some people i like are available to chat, but i am trying to avoid you because i would rather waste my time on the macintosh forums. cheers!"<br><br>[color:blue] -sean</font color=blue>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/11/0204:34 PM

Aha! So all those times I have seen you online was nothing more than trying to avoid me?? <br><br>LOL I know..just giving you grief <br><br><br>[color:red]Don't make me open this on you!</font color=red><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/11/0204:57 PM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/11/0205:55 PM

Was gonna use a new one but couldn't get it to show up, so I tried to go back to the old one and same thing...got very frustrated so I gave up.<br><br><br>[color:red]Don't make me open this on you!</font color=red><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/11/0206:25 PM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/11/0206:30 PM

It gives the broken icon when I inserted the url into the control panel.<br><br>I uploaded the picture via iPhoto. Will try another method tomorrow or later on...<br><br><br>[color:red]Don't make me open this on you!</font color=red><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/11/0209:24 PM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/11/0210:03 PM

You know John I can't get your .mac link with the snow pictures you posted the other day to load. My .mac page is working but yours has the standard user not found page. Maybe something is wrong there. <br><br><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/12/0202:40 AM

The snow video? I took it off..replaced with the fridge one.<br><br>I still have it...on sale for only $19.99! <br><br>but wait!! there's more!! if you order now, I'll throw in a new video!<br><br>uh..maybe not. <br><br><br>[color:red]Don't make me open this on you!</font color=red><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/12/0207:58 AM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/12/0208:19 AM

Me neither. Maybe John is a figment of our collective imaginations an Apple has just opted out of that collectivity <br><br>Great wits are sure to madness near allied.--John Dryden, "Absalom and Achitophel"

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/12/0206:03 PM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/12/0206:05 PM

hey..it's ok..at least you weren't playing Boys 2 Men like some people I know and then try to cover your tracks <br><br>You should hop up on iChat some time...<br><br><br>[color:red]Don't make me open this on you!</font color=red><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/12/0206:06 PM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/12/0206:13 PM

Well, yeah..2am your time is 5am here! LOL <br><br>I'll keep the MM room open again for anyone who wants to stop by...seems we haven't done that in a week at least.<br><br><br>[color:red]Don't make me open this on you!</font color=red><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/13/0211:18 PM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/14/0206:26 AM

Maybe he was trying to say jerker, and hit the wrong key.<br><br>[color:green]"The day people stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them." Colin Powell</font color=green>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/14/0210:02 AM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/14/0205:22 PM

Yea...just what do you have to do to earn such a unjustified fate?<br><br>[color:green]"The day people stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them." Colin Powell</font color=green>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/14/0205:32 PM

Oh...just forget my other post. Washing out someone's mouth is not my kind of fun.<br><br>[color:green]"The day people stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them." Colin Powell</font color=green>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/14/0206:52 PM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/14/0207:19 PM

I swear I was not swearing and I was not Lur#ing, just conducting a recon of the area. Oh yea, what kind of soap, Irish Spring?<br><br>[color:green]"The day people stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them." Colin Powell</font color=green>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/14/0207:57 PM

Oh I was just kidding OSXAddict. As a swingin' single, I figured he would welcome a visit from a girl in skimpy clothes.<br>But if there is mouth washing needed it would be with this...<br> <br><br><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/15/0212:55 AM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/15/0212:58 AM

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p> I never knew moose drool had enough oil to make soap..<p><hr></blockquote><p>All you have to do is keep them on a steady diet of fast food! <br><br><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/15/0204:06 PM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/15/0204:09 PM

Not yet at least. But think about it...yeck spit, yuck....<br><br>[color:green]"The day people stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them." Colin Powell</font color=green>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/15/0208:04 PM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/15/0208:06 PM

I'm telling you, it's become the new you know what thread.<br><br>Good lord, I just had a nightmarish thought--what happens if the thread that must not be named cross-polinates the banana virus?!?!?!?!<br><br>Great wits are sure to madness near allied.--John Dryden, "Absalom and Achitophel"

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/15/0208:19 PM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/15/0208:32 PM

If you don't think it's possible for cross-polination, take a gander at this picture.<br><br><br><br>See how they're beginning to look like bananas? Those poor peppers didn't stand a chance.<br><br>Great wits are sure to madness near allied.--John Dryden, "Absalom and Achitophel"

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/15/0210:16 PM

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p> That man looks too happy. Doesn't he realize there's a banana in attack position?<p><hr></blockquote><p>He is obviously under the control of the banana! <br><br><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/16/0203:09 AM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/16/0205:59 AM

Someone pinch me I'm sure I am having an awful dream about evil bananas and their efforts to take over the world!<br><br><br><br>[color:green]"The day people stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them." Colin Powell</font color=green>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/16/0207:11 AM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/16/0207:34 AM

BananaBabes.....dang can't think of anything to say....must turn away....to late....too many gutter thoughts running through my head...to close to Christmas....must make Santa's good list...<br><br><br><br>[color:green]"The day people stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them." Colin Powell</font color=green>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/16/0206:54 PM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/16/0207:10 PM

I thought you had your shots to protect you from that stuff?<br><br><br><br>[color:green]"The day people stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them." Colin Powell</font color=green>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 12/17/0206:49 PM

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 08/21/0502:46 PM

Just in case anyone is having trouble uploading an image of their desktop, check out this tutorial:<br><br>http://www.postyourdesktop.com/tutorials/p2_articleid/1 <br><br>Doesn't get any easier than that :)<br><br>

Re: Post your screenshot of your desktop here! - 08/21/0503:21 PM

the poster you are responding to has passed away unfortunately.<br><br>i can't tell if you're trying to be funny or not since you're so new, but the images all worked when they were posted 3 years ago. cheers!<br><br>--<br>Straw-man rhetorical techniques are the practice of refuting weaker arguments than one's opponents offer. 2 "set up a straw man" or "set up a straw-man argument" is 2 create a position easily refuted, then attribute that position to your opponent.